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Votes at a glance: Wicomico County Council adopts appointments, grant appropriations and contract extension
Summary
At its June 17 meeting the Wicomico County Council confirmed appointments to fill a vacant District 3 seat, approved several grant appropriations from the state's community reinvestment and repair fund, confirmed hiring for two assistant director posts (one confirmed, one not), and extended the county audit contract for FY25-26.
The Wicomico County Council took multiple formal actions June 17. Key outcomes:
- Resolution 77-2025 (District 3 appointment): The council approved a nominee to fill the vacant District 3 seat and the new councilmember, David Anis, was sworn in. Vote: unanimous.
- Resolution 78-2025 (confirm appointment of Stephen Lakin as assistant director of administration): Passed by a 5-to-2 vote.
- Resolution 79-2025 (confirm appointment of Benjamin Jordan as assistant director of administration): Failed by a vote of 5-to-2.
- Resolution 80-2025 (appointing Compensation and Allowance Commission): Passed unanimously. The council told members there were 13 applicants and that 11 individuals would serve with two alternates.
- Resolution 81-2025 (declare 1-acre tract surplus to permit natural gas pipeline extension): Passed unanimously.
- Appropriation to the Sheriff's Office (identified in transcript as an appropriation from confiscated funds in the amount of $67,192.32): Passed unanimously after Sheriff's Office Major Todd Richardson and Deputy Finance Director Charles Schmeickel answered council questions about weapons trade-in and seized-weapon destruction procedures.
- Grants from the FY26 Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund (community reinvestment fund appropriations approved and vendors confirmed by resolution): The council passed a set of resolutions to accept CRRF funds and approve vendors for the Local Management Board. Approved resolutions and award amounts included: Resolution 83-2025 (Wicomico Partnership for Families and Children; $27,958), Resolution 84-2025 (Habitat for Humanity; $250,000), Resolution 85-2025 (Lee for Life Inc.; $71,236), Resolution 86-2025 (Minari's Dream Alliance; $131,676), Resolution 87-2025 (Recovery Resource Center; $208,996), Resolution 88-2025 (Shore Legal Access; $138,765), Resolution 89-2025 (Child and Family Center; $150,000), Resolution 90-2025 (Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism; $249,771.54), Resolution 91-2025 (Wrap Around; $127,856). All passed unanimously.
- Resolution 92-2025 (extend audit contract with PKS & Company for FY25-26): Passed unanimously.
Several routine procedural motions also passed as part of the consent agenda earlier in the session.
Council discussion on appointment confirmations and the hiring slate preceded votes on the assistant director positions. The council explained the need to place multiple nominations on the public agenda and to take open votes even after closed-session interviews; that process produced the split results for resolutions 78 and 79.
The full roll-call tallies above reflect the counts recorded at the meeting; individual roll-call names were recorded on some items in the transcript and are available in the meeting minutes.
